While standing in line at the checkouts, I start to feel a little queasy and off balance from not eating. I then become Hangry and my sugar is dropping a little. I start to lose patience with the lady in front of me. I start throwing our food up on the checkout belt with one of those little dividers. PapaBear sees that I'm being pushy and impatient. He told me to put it all back in the cart and wait. I kind of argued a little.. he told me to put it all back, now. I got that look. So I put it all back.
It's finally our turn and I am starving and agitated by this point. So I tossed a beef roast across the cart and onto the checkout belt. It landed with a loud, embarrassing thud. I get that look again, he took me by my hand, and made me stand behind him and the cart. He told me to "Stand there." in a very stern and reprimanding voice. He didn't yell, but the cashier and the people behind us definitely heard him.
I was embarrassed. I pretended to be interested in some stupid magazine. I couldn't look at anyone. But i did stand there until he gave me permission to move.
I thought for sure I was going to get one heck of a spanking when I got home. Instead I just got a very stern lecture and told if I ever act that way again, he was spanking me with every implement we own and I'll be grounded for quite while.
I felt like I deserved a spanking, but I let it go because even though I was embarrassed, I was proud of how he handled the situation. I don't think it's easy for him to reprimand me in public like that. But his actions had me straighten up immediately. And I was good the rest of the day. Well mostly.
I still got the loopy for a few short swats. But that was for something else I did and I can't even remember what it was.
In all seriousness, it sounds like your husband was confident and fair 
